忘わすれ扇おうぎ

noun

discarded fan (in autumn); forgotten fan

A seasonal word (kigo) for haiku and poetry, referring to a fan left unused as autumn arrives. Evokes the end of summer and a sense of transience.

• 忘わすれ扇おうぎは秋あきの季き語ごとして俳はい句くに詠よまれる。

  忘れ扇 is used as an autumn kigo in haiku.

• 机つくえの上うえに忘わすれ扇おうぎが置おいてあった。

  A forgotten fan was left on the desk.